UK Stocks-Factors to watch on Friday

LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 is seen opening up on
Friday, with futures trading 0.3 percent higher by 0722 GMT and
financial bookmakers forecasting that the blue chip index will add around 29
points, or 0.5 percent. For more on the factors affecting European stocks,
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* China's exports and imports surged more than expected in January, data
showed on Friday, pointing both to a pick up in the Asian powerhouse and in the
global economy as a whole.

* Domestic British data also offered some comfort, with the number of people
placed in permanent jobs rising for the fourth consecutive month in January.

* The FTSE 100 closed down 66.92 points, or 1.1 percent on Thursday as
traders took profits on an index that has outperformed Europe this year.

* TESCO - Britain's horse meat scandal has prompted the Food
Standards Agency has demanded that food retailers and suppliers test all beef
products such as burgers, meatballs and lasagne and present their findings to
the agency by February 15. Britain's food industry has been rocked by an
alarming rise in incidents of retailers recalling their beef products after
tests revealed the presence of horse meat in them.